Originally Posted by wikipedia A freelancer or freelance worker is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common.

According to this particular description.... Then artists (paintbrushes and canvases) are not freelancers... Artists are artists; designers are artists... If you create art, you are an artist... Any visual representation can be deemed art.. The tipical artist, paintbrushes and canvases, is much different than the graphic designer.

Personally, you should clarify which kind of artist you are